Take a picture, Switch between front and back cameras

Take a picture

2Adjust your exposure, flash, and other settings if you wish. Or leave them on automatic.

See “Changing Camera settings” on page 275. The preview image changes as you change the settings.

front or back camera, by touching the front or back Select Camera icon or zoom in or out by touching the Zoom icon 1x and then touching a zoom level.

If your phone has a Trackball or dedicated Camera button, you can press that to take the picture (see your phone’s owner’s guide for details about its buttons).

The camera brings the image into focus. When the image is in focus, the focus indicators in each corner turn green and the camera takes a picture.

You can also touch & hold the Shutter icon (or your phone’s button) to focus first, before taking a picture; then lift your finger to take a focused picture more quickly.

Slide your finger off the Shutter icon and release your finger to cancel taking the picture.

The picture you just took is displayed for a moment, and then is displayed as a thumbnail.

5Touch the thumbnail to view, share, and work with your pictures in Gallery See “Gallery” on page 279.

Switch between front and back cameras

If your phone has both a front and back camera (see your phone’s owner’s guide), you can select the camera you want to preview and take pictures with.